A music-oriented mental health charity is the latest good cause to benefit from a concert by the Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tonic is a Portsmouth-based charity which raises awareness and challenges the stigma often associated with mental illness through music and art-based events.
The orchestra’s next concert, on Sunday December 9 (3pm) at the Church of the Resurrection, Brecon Avenue, Drayton, will feature Bizet’s Symphony in C Major, as well as Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture and Strauss’s Serenade in Eb Major.
Chair of the Orchestra and ‘cellist Di Lloyd said: “Tonic is a relatively new charity and the orchestra thought it was important to show how important music can be in terms of mental well-being.
“It really is a universal language and we look forward to working with the charity to make this concert a success and raise the profile of this issue.”
Tonic organises music workshops, gigs, art groups, and community projects throughout the year for people experiencing mental health problems.
Tickets priced £8 for adults will be available on the door or can be purchased in advance here (£1.05 booking fee applies). Accompanied under-18s are entitled to a free ticket.
The orchestra, founded in 2009 and now in its tenth season, has raised more than £15,000 for local charities.
If journalists or photographers would like to attend the concert for the purposes of review, please contact colin@fcmedia.eu / 07766 305676 to be added to the media list. A selection of photographs from the concert will be made available for media usage by cocoFOTO.eu.
Image: The Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra playing at the Portsmouth Festivities in the summer of 2018. Photo credit: Colin Farmery / cocoFOTO.eu
